What do you Think about the Latest Admission by Bush

Piker, We attacked the Iraqis and killed hundreds of thousands of them. All over lies. They deserved none of this, and for you to portray a whole nation of people as barbarians based on the acts of a handful of lunatics (ones we created with our invaion), is beyond ludicrous.

You make it sound like waterboarding is a picnic. What would you think if it was being done to our soldiers, or to you? Would you think it was torture then. You can’t decide something is torture based on who it is being done to. Torture is torture. It is illegal, and bush and cheney should be impaeached over it.

Amoeba, This has been something known for a while, but they always denied it. I guess they are trying to cover their tracks because they know they are in trouble over this, and the evidence will show they were directly involved in ordering torture. Since impeachment isn’t going to happen, they better get prosecuted after they leave office.

Bush has been using a strange and new strategy for ignoring laws. They are basically saying that since the justice department determines that a law doesn’t apply to the president, that is all the justification they need. No legislative or judicial review is required. Checks and balances don’t apply because it will interfere with his ability to keep the country safe. It is a more legalistic approach to the NIxon concept when he said “if the president does it, then it’s not illegal.” But it basically says the same thing.

I am deeply ashamed by our government’s lack of morality and leadership. When I ponder a question about what is right and wrong in times of war, I ask myself, “How would I feel if our troops were arbitrarily detaned for long periods like this and subjected to these techniques? In this case, I would be outraged. Therefore, I understand why other people are outraged over what we’ve done and why someone must be held accountable for it.

What good does it do us to win if we must give away our morality and values in order to achieve that victory?

bush sucks

that doesn’t bother me, I don’t like Bush but every politician lies. Doesn’t make it right but any other president would have said the same thing. And there better not be any war crimes brought up for this, the Iraqi’s get to cut off our heads but we can’t make em think their drowning.